Germany’s federal “Deutschland-Stack” puts Open Document Format at the center of its digital infrastructure plans.
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Ironically, when the EU asked for feedback on new tech rules, it locked the process to dear old Microsoft. A fast, focused campaign forced officials to add an open format instead.
Since this article was published on Friday, the European Commission has added an Open Document Format version of the feedback spreadsheet, meeting the request described in this article.
So you think Word’s DOCX format is fine because it carries an ISO standard label? Think again. LibreOffice co‑founder Italo Vignoli explains why Microsoft’s OOXML has never been, and likely never will be, a true standard.
As ODF 1.4 nears release, office suite developers and users alike can expect an open, transparent format designed to meet modern document needs.